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Snap link-type surgical clip

US10555739B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Pleil · Bad Dürrheim, DE
Matthias Wand · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2015
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/034
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical clip includes a first clamping leg and a second clamping leg, the two clamping legs, when in use, being movable towards each other such that they squeeze a blood vessel shut and are linked to each other via a connecting piece which applies a closing force forcing the two clamping jaws towards each other, with two additional springs being provided in addition to the connecting piece which functions as the main spring and amplifying the closing force, the additional springs being arranged in parallel to the main spring and acting in opposite directions.

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